single word requests - Name for an inexact abbreviation

What is the name for a word that is shortened, but done somewhat incorrectly?

As an example, the word distro is shortened from the word distribution, but with the trailing i changed to an o.

Therefore, the word distro is a ________ of the word distribution.

• variant?


• corruption?

Answer

Assume that no letter has been changed, distr + o is distro.

In what way is it incorrectly shortened? How is it different from any other similar derivation ending with an 'o'? Why would you think i is the trailing letter? As you have yourself noted, distro is a word.

It is essentially a contraction, drawing distr from distribution and then modifying with a terminal o to form a new word. The second part can be thought of as somewhat similar to weirdo, from weird.

Therefore, the word distro is derived from the word distribution.